Rifleman 39292 Samuel Critchley
Regiment/Unit: South Lancashire Regiment - 1st/5th Bn.
Theatre of War: France & Flanders
Age at death: 38
Date of death: 2nd of October 1918
(Wednesday)
Born: St Helens, Lancs
Resided: St Helens, Lancs
Burial / Memorial: Mons Bergen Communal Cemetery - IX. A. 2.
BMD details:
26/12/1905 Samuel Critchley to Florence Arnold at Eccleston Christ Church CE
Family details:
Widow Florence is legatee.
Census details:
1881 - 1 years old Samuel is living at Moss Bank with parents Daniel (22) and Esther (20).
1891 - 11 years old schoolboy Samuel is living at Moss Bank with parents Daniel (33), Esther (30) and five siblings: John (8), Sarah E (5), Frederick D (2), Esther (3), Elizabeth (1).
1901 - Shows 21 years old 'Glass Cutter' living at Rainford Road, St Helens with parents Daniel (43), Esther 40) and seven siblings: John (17), Elizabeth (15), Frederick (12), Walter (9), Mary (7), Edith (4), Ethel (2).
Also living there is their grandfather Samuel Critchley (69).
1911 - Sees 31 years old 'Glass Cutter' Samuel living at 39 Devon Street, St Helens with his wife Florence (28) and daughter Doris (2).
Also at the address is grandmother Elizabeth Arnold (68).
AVL 1918: 77 Kitchener Street, St Helens.
Notes:
[url=lmem.php?lmem=11]Remembered on Moss Bank Mission Memorial[/url]
[url=lmem.php?lmem=27]Also Remembered On St Lukes Church WW1 Memorial, Knowsley Road.[/url]
Age taken from census.
Samuel was [url=http://www.sthelensrollsofhonour.co.uk/pows.php?pow=48]taken prisoner[/url] 30 Nov 1917. He was born 4 Sept 1879 St Helens. Address 77 Kitchener Street, St Helens
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SHROH ref. 437